I'm also a Brit living in the US, and honestly, I'd say just have fun with it in return. I have, variously:
- Told people my name is Rupert, Tarquin, or Archibald (no-one will question it for fear of sounding rude- doubly so because they think we're very particular about manners)
- "Where are you from?" "Iowa." "Oh..."
- "Harry? Oh yeah, good lad. Bit racist but what are you going to do"
And so on, so forth. I certainly don't begrudge an interest in all things British, because it's preferable to the situation Americans often find themselves in when abroad, where they're considered cheeseburger eating morons.
Just think- they could all be asking you when your last football riot was.
I've done similar to your suggestions, all good fun! I also agree with your point about what they could be asking instead. I shall try to be less grumpy about it all.
"Told people my name is Rupert, Tarquin, or Archibald"
Hey now, some of us resemble that remark.
Multiple middle names are good, especially if one of them is St. John. Now that I think about it, that's going to be my go-to first name. "How do you spell that?"
Told people my name is Rupert, Tarquin, or Archibald (no-one will question it for fear of sounding rude- doubly so because they think we're very particular about manners)
- Told people my name is Rupert, Tarquin, or Archibald (no-one will question it for fear of sounding rude- doubly so because they think we're very particular about manners)
- "Where are you from?" "Iowa." "Oh..."
- "Harry? Oh yeah, good lad. Bit racist but what are you going to do"
And so on, so forth. I certainly don't begrudge an interest in all things British, because it's preferable to the situation Americans often find themselves in when abroad, where they're considered cheeseburger eating morons.
Just think- they could all be asking you when your last football riot was.